NYSPEP Presents "The Environment of Childhood Poverty" with Gary Evans

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We know that poverty is bad for children and families, but why? This lecture will suggest that part of the answer to this question is poor children face a bewildering array of multiple risk factors that frequently converge on the same subset of families. Social and physical risks converge to exacerbate stress. Data on risk exposure, its consequences, and some ideas about what we might do about it will be discussed. 

Professor Evans is an environmental and developmental psychologist interested in how the physical environment affects human health and well being among children. His specific areas of expertise include children's environments, the environment of childhood poverty, cumulative risk and child development, environmental stressors, and the development of children's environmental attitudes and behaviors.

Afternoon Workshop:

Addressing the Environment of Poverty through the Lens of the Protective Factors

This workshop will include the background information on the Strengthening Families approach with an introduction to the protective factors, sharing some program strategies for implementation, and introduce the Protective Factor Survey (PFS).

Special Presentation Following the Semiannual Meeting:

Parenting Educator Credential Orientation will take place from 3:00-5:00PM. The orientation is free and open to the public. All registered attendees are invited to stay.